Category Archives: Tips and Tricks

Small bits of useful information.

Pentax DSLR Movie Video Setting Techniques

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Scott

In my efforts to improve the quality of my convention videos, I have spent time working through the settings of my DSLR cameras to get the best quality out of them as possible. I went over some settings in my previous article, but I thought only settings themselves were worth spending more time on. These techniques and settings apply to the K-5 and most likely the K-7 cameras. Overview on … Continue reading →

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Action Sequence Photography (with GIF Animation)

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Scott
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Have you been interested in trying out action photography? I have too! Just recently two friends and I tried out some basic action photography on a whim as were were taking photos at a local park. I thought that writing about what we did and adding a bit extra on how to do animated sequences (GIF files) in Adobe Photoshop would be a fun supplement to the main article. We … Continue reading →

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Pentax AF-280T Use and Settings Suggestions

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Scott
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I thought I wrote an article about the Pentax AF-280T flash unit describing what settings work best with the flash. I spend a few minutes searching through the site with no luck. I was making a large number of video overviews today and did one on the AF-280T. I guess that I mentioned an article that only existed in my mind! I’ll fix that post haste…done (see below). Put the … Continue reading →

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Convention Photography Techniques: ACEN 2011

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Scott
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If you happened upon this article and are looking for photos of ACEN 2011 instead, they are located here. I wanted to go over the techniques I used at this convention partly for a personal log and also for anyone who might find the discussion of techniques interesting. This really is just a selection of techniques, but a good overview nonetheless. Primary Equipment: Pentax K-5 camera body Pentax FA 31mm … Continue reading →

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